WITI Editor | December 13, 2025
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 83
The Hermès stock heist, Paris retail magic, the plane crash that wasn't, and much more.
Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.
It’s WITI, on the weekend.
Why are these interesting?
The Hermès heist: how an heir to the luxury dynasty was swindled out of $15bn of shares (1843)
Nicolas Puech had a 6% stake in the French fashion house. Then his stock went missing.
The Story of a Plane Crash That Didn’t Quite Happen (New Statesman)
Kate Mossman has spoken to the passengers and pilots of Flight 2069, 25 years on (including Jemima Khan and Brian Ferry).
Same Cart Different Price (Groundwork Collaborative)
How Instacart’s live pricing experiments are costing families at checkout.
Classic Rock is Changing (Can’t Get Much Higher)
There are now six songs released since the year 2000 on the list of the greatest classic rock songs, including “Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, and three Green Day songs: “Holiday,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
Retail Isn’t Dead in Paris (Sorbara’s)
A boots on the ground report from a trip this week, written by a stylish Brooklyn retail owner who doesn’t feel quite the same about NYC.
Joe Hisaishi Is Studio Ghibli’s Unsung MVP (The Ringer)
The man who’s made the music for almost all of Hayao Miyazaki’s films is the legendary director’s most crucial collaborator.